The wait is finally over! The Academy Awards air this Sunday, April 25th at 8:00 PM EST. With all of the excitement in store, Video Librarian Editor in Chief Caroline Madden and Assistant Editor Kristin Ciliberto make their predictions.
Best Picture
- The Father (David Parfitt, Jean-Louis Livi, and Philippe Carcassonne, producers)
- Judas and the Black Messiah (Shaka King, Charles D. King, and Ryan Coogler, producers)
- Mank (Ceán Chaffin, Eric Roth, and Douglas Urbanski, producers)
- Minari (Christina Oh, producer)
- Nomadland (Frances McDormand, Peter Spears, Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey, and Chloé Zhao, producers)
- Promising Young Woman (Ben Browning, Ashley Fox, Emerald Fennell, and Josey McNamara, producers)
- Sound of Metal (Bert Hamelinck and Sacha Ben Harroche, producers)
- The Trial of the Chicago 7 (Marc Platt and Stuart Besser, producers)
Most Likely To Win: The Trial of the Chicago 7
Kristin's Pick: Nomadland
Caroline's Pick: Nomadland
Best Director
- Thomas Vinterberg (Another Round)
- David Fincher (Mank)
- Lee Isaac Chung (Minari)
- Chloé Zhao (Nomadland)
- Emerald Fennell (Promising Young Woman)
Most Likely To Win: Chloé Zhao (Nomadland)
Kristin's Pick: Chloé Zhao (Nomadland)
Caroline's Pick: Chloé Zhao (Nomadland)
Best Actor in a Leading Role
- Riz Ahmed (Sound of Metal)
- Chadwick Boseman (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom)
- Anthony Hopkins (The Father)
- Gary Oldman (Mank)
- Steven Yeun (Minari)
Most Likely To Win: Chadwick Boseman (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom)
Kristin's Pick: Chadwick Boseman (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom)
Caroline's Pick: Chadwick Boseman (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom)
Best Actress in a Leading Role
- Viola Davis (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom)
- Andra Day (The United States v. Billie Holiday)
- Vanessa Kirby (Pieces of a Woman)
- Frances McDormand (Nomadland)
- Carey Mulligan (Promising Young Woman)
Most Likely To Win: Frances McDormand (Nomadland)
Kristin's Pick: Carey Mulligan (Promising Young Woman)
Caroline's Pick: Vanessa Kirby (Pieces of a Woman)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- Sacha Baron Cohen (The Trial of the Chicago 7)
- Daniel Kaluuya (Judas and the Black Messiah)
- Leslie Odom Jr. (One Night in Miami)
- Paul Raci (Sound of Metal)
- Lakeith Stanfield (Judas and the Black Messiah)
Most Likely To Win: Daniel Kaluuya (Judas and the Black Messiah)
Kristin's Pick: Daniel Kaluuya (Judas and the Black Messiah)
Caroline's Pick: Lakeith Stanfield (Judas and the Black Messiah)
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Maria Bakalova (Borat Subsequent Moviefilm)
- Glenn Close (Hillbilly Elegy)
- Olivia Colman (The Father)
- Amanda Seyfried (Mank)
- Yuh-jung Youn (Minari)
Most Likely To Win: Olivia Colman (The Father)
Kristin's Pick: Yuh-jung Youn (Minari)
Caroline's Pick: Maria Bakalova (Borat Subsequent Moviefilm)
Best Animated Feature Film
- Onward (Pixar)
- Over the Moon (Netflix)
- A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon (Netflix)
- Soul (Pixar)
- Wolfwalkers (Apple TV Plus/GKIDS)
Most Likely To Win: Soul
Kristin's Pick: Soul
Caroline's Pick: Soul
Best Adapted Screenplay
- Borat Subsequent Moviefilm. Screenplay by Sacha Baron Cohen, Anthony Hines, Dan Swimer, Peter Baynham, Erica Rivinoja, Dan Mazer, Jena Friedman, Lee Kern; Story by Sacha Baron Cohen, Anthony Hines, Dan Swimer, Nina Pedrad
- The Father Screenplay by Christopher Hampton and Florian Zeller
- Nomadland Screenplay by Chloé Zhao
- One Night in Miami Screenplay Kemp Powers
- The White Tiger Screenplay by Ramin Bahrani
Most Likely To Win: The Father
Kristin's Pick: One Night in Miami
Caroline's Pick: Nomadland
Best Original Screenplay
- Judas and the Black Messiah, Screenplay by Will Berson, Shaka King; Story by Will Berson, Shaka King, Kenny Lucas, Keith Lucas
- Minari, Screenplay by Lee Isaac Chung
- Promising Young Woman, Screenplay by Emerald Fennell
- Sound of Metal, Screenplay by Darius Marder, Abraham Marder; Story by Darius Marder, Derek Cianfrance
- The Trial of the Chicago 7, Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin
Most Likely To Win: The Trial of the Chicago 7
Kristin's Pick: The Trial of the Chicago 7
Caroline's Pick: Promising Young Woman
Best Cinematography
- Judas and the Black Messiah, Sean Bobbitt
- Mank, Erik Messerschmidt
- News of the World, Dariusz Wolski
- Nomadland, Joshua James Richards
- The Trial of the Chicago 7, Phedon Papamichael
Most Likely To Win: Nomadland
Kristin's Pick: Nomadland
Caroline's Pick: Nomadland
Best Documentary Feature
- Collective, Alexander Nanau and Bianca Oana
- Crip Camp, Nicole Newnham, Jim LeBrecht and Sara Bolder
- The Mole Agent, Maite Alberdi and Marcela Santibáñez
- My Octopus Teacher, Pippa Ehrlich, James Reed and Craig Foster
- Time, Garrett Bradley, Lauren Domino and Kellen Quinn
Most Likely To Win: My Octopus Teacher
Kristin's Pick: Crip Camp
Caroline's Pick: Crip Camp